I was rooting for Manning, but I am also a huge fan of Wilson. He is a very good person and is the ultimate underdog at QB.
Manning, who was literally born into football and has every attribute given to him that a QB has...tall, skilled, work ethic, etc, and should be celebrated for excellence at his craft.
Wilson is well under six feet and fell into the category of not being an NFL QB by the experts. He entered the league and won the starting job over a highly paid free agent in a matter of days after his arrival. He’s a true champion.
I’m not a huge NFL fan, but was rooting for Peyton Manning and the Broncos to win. I wasn’t at all familiar with Russell Wilson and the SeaHawks. However, after watching the game and hearing him give God the glory - I was very impressed with Wilson and was glad they won. He is a decent young man and a credit to his profession.
Could we call Wilson a short Tebow?
I agree with you except about him being well under 6’. He’s 5’11. ;)
Russell Wilson’s 2013 salary: $526,217
Seahawks’ 2013 total payroll: $103,940,353 (2nd in NFL)
Peyton Manning’s 2013 salary: $15,000,000
Broncos’ 2013 total payroll: $89,259,848 (6th in NFL)
What this says is that the Seahawks spent $103 million on the rest of their lineup because they could pay their quarterback not much more than the minimum wage ($405,000).
By contrast, Denver spent roughly 17% of their payroll on one player (albeit the league MVP) which left them only $74 million for the rest of their roster.
Seattle spent almost $30 million more to put a team around Wilson than the Broncos spent to put a team around Manning.
And now you know...the rest of the story.